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U.S. Coast Guard, 17th District photograph collection, 1989-[ongoing].
Title:
U.S. Coast Guard, 17th District photograph collection, 1989-[ongoing].
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Physical Description:
356 images slides and photographs : black and white, color ; 0.42 linear ft.
General Note:
In the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections, P.O. Box 110571, Juneau, AK 99811-0571.
Abstract:
An ongoing collection of slides and photographs of patrol, search and rescue, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, law enforcement, lighthouses, Coast Guard vessels, icebreakers, bases, aircraft, Bering Sea fisheries, individuals, ca. 1989-
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Biographical/Historical Data:
The Coast Guard is an amalgamation of five Federal agencies: the Revenue Cutter Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Steamboat Inspection Service, the Bureau of Navigation, and the Lifesaving Service. It received its current name in 1915 when the Lifesaving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service merged. [From: U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, web site: http://www.uscg.mil/history/].
Restrictions on Access:
Collection is open to research.
Contents:
USCG Loran stations (Alaska) -- USCG bases -- USCG vessels -- Swallow (ship) -- Constantine (ship) -- Prinsendam (ship) -- Captain John L. Parker.